Goldman Sachs

Music Hits Turned into Multi-Billion-Dollar Investment Assets

The music industry is increasingly merging with finance as artists and investors tap into the lucrative market of securitized music catalogs. Following David Bowie’s groundbreaking “Bowie Bonds” in 1997, which allowed him to raise $55 million by turning his song royalties into tradable bonds, this market has grown exponentially. In 2025, it ...

Putin Approves Goldman Sachs' Russia Exit

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday gave the green light to investment bank Goldman Sachs to offload its Russian subsidiary, a highly symbolic departure amid the Western corporate exodus. The US bank, which was hired by the Kremlin in the 1990s to help attract foreign investors, announced plans to leave Russia in March 2022, just days ...